Live most polluted global major city ranking
The hourly major city ranking compares AQI⁺ values for more than 100 global cities. Click to learn more.

2025

World Air Quality Report

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AQI⁺ US legend

0-50Good

51-100Moderate

101-150Unhealthy for sensitive groups

151-200Unhealthy

201-300Very unhealthy

301+Hazardous

Rank	Major city, country/region	AQI⁺ US	Followers
1	Jakarta, Indonesia	174	1.5M followers
2	Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo	167	5.6K followers
3	Johannesburg, South Africa	160	34.9K followers
4	Kampala, Uganda	153	12.4K followers
5	Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel	121	73.8K followers
6	Jerusalem, Israel	119	31.1K followers
7	Addis Ababa, Ethiopia	117	11.4K followers
8	Lahore, Pakistan	115	449.3K followers
9	Santiago, Chile	113	55.7K followers
10	Medan, Indonesia	110	717.2K followers
11	Kolkata, India	110	903.4K followers
12	Hanoi, Vietnam	103	2.9M followers
13	Karachi, Pakistan	98	97K followers
14	Chicago, USA	98	65.7K followers
15	Kuwait City, Kuwait	96	53.9K followers
16	Mexico City, Mexico	87	194K followers
17	London, United Kingdom	87	503.1K followers
18	Singapore, Singapore	84	623.6K followers
19	Birmingham, United Kingdom	83	115.6K followers
20	Chengdu, China	82	1.7M followers
21	Beijing, China	82	17.4M followers
22	Dubai, United Arab Emirates	82	461.8K followers
23	Manama, Bahrain	77	25K followers
24	Dhaka, Bangladesh	75	154.6K followers
25	Shanghai, China	75	2.7M followers
26	Riyadh, Saudi Arabia	72	123K followers
27	Mumbai, India	71	1.1M followers
28	Baghdad, Iraq	71	90.9K followers
29	Lima, Peru	71	21K followers
30	Kathmandu, Nepal	71	140.5K followers
31	Kabul, Afghanistan	69	19.6K followers
32	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	69	362.8K followers
33	Accra, Ghana	69	8.5K followers
34	Delhi, India	69	2.6M followers
35	Nairobi, Kenya	69	24.6K followers
36	Guangzhou, China	69	1.3M followers
37	Melbourne, Australia	68	267.6K followers
38	Yangon, Myanmar	66	71.9K followers
39	Dakar, Senegal	65	15.8K followers
40	Algiers, Algeria	62	15.8K followers
41	Taipei, Taiwan	62	780.5K followers
42	Sarajevo, Bosnia Herzegovina	61	245.7K followers
43	Barcelona, Spain	61	194.5K followers
44	Tehran, Iran	60	910.4K followers
45	Doha, Qatar	60	103.3K followers
46	Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia	60	41.6K followers
47	Busan, South Korea	60	433.5K followers
48	Cairo, Egypt	59	86.1K followers
49	Milan, Italy	59	159.9K followers
50	Paris, France	59	14.4M followers
51	Sao Paulo, Brazil	59	56.9K followers
52	Madrid, Spain	59	239.9K followers
53	Shenzhen, China	57	268.3K followers
54	Istanbul, Turkey	57	174.2K followers
55	Chongqing, China	56	158.7K followers
56	Bangkok, Thailand	56	16.3M followers
57	Munich, Germany	55	219.2K followers
58	Athens, Greece	55	58.1K followers
59	Phnom Penh, Cambodia	55	367K followers
60	Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam	55	2.2M followers
61	Krasnoyarsk, Russia	54	49.8K followers
62	Dublin, Ireland	54	38.5K followers
63	Baku, Azerbaijan	53	26.9K followers
64	Detroit, USA	53	22.9K followers
65	Kuching, Malaysia	52	24.7K followers
66	Lisbon, Portugal	52	63.6K followers
67	Bucharest, Romania	52	65.7K followers
68	Los Angeles, USA	52	15.3M followers
69	Ljubljana, Slovenia	51	64.6K followers
70	Moscow, Russia	50	558.6K followers
71	Chiang Mai, Thailand	49	15.2M followers
72	Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR	48	551.7K followers
73	New York, USA	48	1.8M followers
74	Lyon, France	47	221.1K followers
75	Nice, France	46	189K followers
76	Canberra, Australia	46	154K followers
77	Salt Lake City, USA	45	80.6K followers
78	Kyoto, Japan	44	83.8K followers
79	Hangzhou, China	44	247.1K followers
80	Seoul, South Korea	44	16.7M followers
81	Bern, Switzerland	43	68.2K followers
82	Washington D.C., USA	43	54.3K followers
83	Vienna, Austria	41	151.4K followers
84	Denver, USA	41	1.3M followers
85	Zagreb, Croatia	40	84.7K followers
86	Almaty, Kazakhstan	40	261.1K followers
87	Pristina, Kosovo	39	35.3K followers
88	Budapest, Hungary	39	50.2K followers
89	Osaka, Japan	39	206.7K followers
90	Copenhagen, Denmark	38	64.3K followers
91	Bratislava, Slovakia	38	27.5K followers
92	Wrocław, Poland	37	140.4K followers
93	Oslo, Norway	37	59.9K followers
94	Toronto, Canada	37	358.4K followers
95	Brussels, Belgium	36	110.1K followers
96	Prague, Czech Republic	36	90.1K followers
97	Houston, USA	35	41.5K followers
98	Montreal, Canada	34	105.8K followers
99	Berlin, Germany	34	266.1K followers
100	Tashkent, Uzbekistan	34	839K followers
101	Belgrade, Serbia	33	642.5K followers
102	Kobe, Japan	33	21.5K followers
103	Seoul, South Korea	33	16.7M followers
104	Minneapolis, USA	33	27.8K followers
105	Houston, USA	32	41.5K followers
106	Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan	31	191.5K followers
107	Rome, Italy	29	132.1K followers
108	Skopje, North Macedonia	28	78.5K followers
109	Kyiv, Ukraine	28	207.7K followers
110	Rotterdam, Netherlands	25	59.4K followers
111	Canberra, Australia	25	154K followers
112	Incheon, South Korea	25	60.7K followers
113	Helsinki, Finland	24	69.8K followers
114	Amsterdam, Netherlands	24	176.4K followers
115	Bogota, Colombia	22	45.3K followers
116	Tokyo, Japan	22	1M followers
117	Vancouver, Canada	18	168.8K followers
118	San Francisco, USA	18	363.1K followers
119	Kraków, Poland	17	190.6K followers
120	Portland, USA	14	125K followers
121	Seattle, USA	14	233.2K followers
122	Auckland, New Zealand	13	78.7K followers
123	Warsaw, Poland	11	256.1K followers
124	Stockholm, Sweden	10	78K followers
125	Sydney, Australia	7	1.2M followers